Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-29
OUR FOLKS AT WORK.
DEMOCRATS CAREFULLY PREPARING
FOR THE COMING ELECTIONS.
Organization. Of the workingman's Club
headquarters to be Opened Forth
with-campaign Notes.


with-campaign Notes.
A meeting Of Democratic voters OF
the southern portions Of Clay and
Monroe Wards was held in the old Pine
Street Baptist-church building last
night, and was called TO order by Mr.
J.H. Conner. Mr.. d. s. Gates was
made temporary president and AIr.
William Ryan temporary secretary.
THE OBJECT,
Mr.. Coles said that the object of TIE
meeting was to organize Union Dem
ocratic Workingman's Club, to be com
posed of borny-handed sons of toll
true as steel to the Democratic party.
lCheers.
Abont fifty names were enrolled. and
then the following permanent officers
were elected: President, Charles ..
Pettitt: Vice Presidents, James Sperce
and r. r. Merryman, of Clay Ward,
and D. r. Read. of Monroe Ward ;
Secretary, William Ryan; Sergeant
alarms, j. A. Skinner.
TIE CHAIRMAN TALKS.
Tn taking the chair Mr.. Pettitt be
pan : ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
so-called Reformers-I was a Reformer
in the past mylelf, and before that l
was Democrat.
He then thanked the body formaking
him president, and, continuing, said
81 met a Reformer-Mr. Bethel, the
presiding officer Of the Common Coun-
cil-on the street the other day, and he
offered to bet me that the Reformers
would carry this election; but his
bet was little too high for me.
am q workingman and could not afford
to 90 SO high, but | told him | wodld
see him later, and will bet him-even
if he is church member. | heard tie
women folks on Pine and Belyidere
streets getting after him to-day about
the bad condition of the streets, and
vet he says his party has done more for
the city than any other party ever did. "
MR.. CARTER.
After the permanent organization had
been perfected MIR. Henry l.. Carter,
who was present, was called on for
speech. He said that he believed that
CLAY Ward would contributeits mite to-
wards the success of the Democratic
cause on election-day, and in very
brief speech referred to the issues IN
volyed in the canvass.
MR. WALLACE.
Mr. /. T. Wallace was now intro.
duced. Next to the highest duties OF
man, said he was his exercise OF the
RIGHT of suffrage, and to best do this he
should study the past history of the po-
litical parties which had existed. Atthe
present time there wee only twO-the
Democracy Of Jefferson and what IS
called the Republican party. The
principles Of each should be looked at,
and then man will know how to vote.
Mr.. Wallace showed what Democracy
had accomplished for the country IN
comparison with what little, if any
thing, had been done by any other
party. He summed up the principles
of the Republican party in three words
"Power, spoils, and bloody shirt"
Mr.. Wallace said he had recently
gotten an inkling of the Reformers
plans in conversation with a prominent
and intelligent member of that organi-
zation. Il asked him." said Mr..
Wallace, who he was going to vote for.
"He said he didn't know that nobody
would know who the candidates are
until a few days before the election !;
the Central Committee of the party
would make the nomination"
CAPTAIN O'BASNoN.
CAPTAIN J. H. O'Bannon next spoke.
He urged his hearers to vote IN the
primary, and said that he believed that
at the next election there would be no
Reform party.
MR.. SMITH.
Mr.. Thomas Smith, superintendent
of Clay Ward, was called on for q
speech, but he said he had none to
make. He hoped that if there any were
Judges of election in the ward who
could not serve that they would let him
know, so that others could be appoint
cd by the authorities.
MIR. wINGO.
Mr. c. T.. Wingo, superintendent OF
the City Committee, in response to an
invitation, said a few words OF en-
couragement and advice.
Mr.. RosCHER.
Mr.. f. ". Roscher, president of Full
ton Club, also spoke. He said labor
paper in this city had said his club was
composed of boys. To reiute this he
had earned a delegation TO Irving Hall
Club, and twas composed oil -orty-eight
able-bodied men.
MIR. Roscher said Fulton could be
counted Oh when the day OF election
came.
MIR. Conner was called on for a speech,
but asked to be excused.
RALLY.
Before the meeting adjourned The
president said grand rally would be
held in the same place Saturday night
that everybody was invited, and Mr..
| George y. Wise, COlonel a. .. butorl'
| CAPTAIN J. II. OBannon, Hon. II. L.
Carter, Mr.. j. q. Conner, and Others
would speak, and that refreshments
would be served.
Democratic Headquarters.
Major Charles p. Bigger and Mr.. j.
| Samuel Wilkinson with assistants were
engaged yesterday making preparations
for opening this morning Democratic
headquarters in the store at the north
west corner OF Main and Governor
streets, lately occupied by Purcell
Ladd Il Co. Here all information re
lating to the campaign can be obtained
Persons who need to register or wht
have moved since the last election ane
need transfers should call or send thei
dddress, SO that they may be ATTENDED
| to before the primary.
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